Kuo believes Apple is working on a brand-new 10.8-inch iPad thats set to be launched in the second half of 2020. Its unclear if Apple plans to present a larger iPad or if the boost in size will be executed through a bezel reduction, and other reports have recommended that this upgraded iPad could in fact be an iPad Air, so were waiting to see what Apple has in shop for the low-priced iPad in the future.
TSMC will produce Apples custom chips for the Mac using 5nm procedure technology, with production still in little volume during the first half of 2021, the sources noted, however the output will broaden considerably later on next year.
Todays report likewise claims that parts for a brand-new “more cost effective” 10.8-inch iPad with a “high efficiency chip” will begin delivering in the latter half of this year. This prediction lines up a little more favorably with Kuos latest ideas on Apples iPad roadmap.
DigiTimes latest forecast pegs the launch of Apple Silicon Macs a little earlier than expert Ming-Chi Kuo, who has said he anticipates an Arm-based MacBook Air either in the fourth quarter or in the very first quarter of next year. Kuo likewise believes that an Arm-based 13-inch MacBook Pro will arrive by the end of the year.
Taiwans supply chain will start shipping backlit systems (BLUs) and other parts for the next-generation MacBooks in the third quarter of the year, which could be translated as meaning anytime between now and September.
Apple will reportedly rely greatly on TSMC for the Arm-based silicon destined for its Macs. The semiconductor foundry is expected to ramp up its wafer sales in the 2nd half of 2021, according to a separate DigiTimes report today.
As Apple is set to release 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air, powered by Apple Silicon, by the end of this year, total shipments of MacBook lineup are expected to reach 16-17 million systems in 2020 compared to 14.5-15.5 million units delivered a year earlier, the sources estimated.
According to a leaker that has offered precise information about Apples plans in the past, Apples next-generation low-priced iPad will include an A12 chip within, an upgrade from the A10 Fusion chip in the seventh-generation model.
ASMedia is said to be another supplier for Apples Arm-based Macs, and will likewise see orders for the gadgets begin contributing significantly to company earnings in the second half of 2021. ASMedia reportedly will provide USB controllers for the new Macs.
At WWDC in June, Apple formally announced that its Mac computers will be transitioned from Intel x86 to homegrown Apple Silicon chips. Apple stated it plans to provide the first Apple Silicon Mac by the end of the year and finish the transition in about two years.
Apple will launch its first Arm-based 13-inch MacBook Pro and MacBook Air by the end of 2020, according to a new DigiTimes report today.
